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The Oshkosh M-ATV is a mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle developed by the Oshkosh Corporation for the MRAP All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) program. Intended to replace M1114 HMMWVs (Humvee), it is designed to provide the same levels of protection as the larger and heavier previous MRAPs, but with improved mobility.
The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program was a U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps and Special Operations Command competition to select a vehicle to partially replace the Humvee fleet [1] with a family of more survivable vehicles having a greater payload. Early studies for the JLTV program were approved in 2006.
The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), known and marketed under Oshkosh development as the L-ATV (Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle), is a light utility/combat multi-role vehicle. The Oshkosh-developed JLTV was selected for acquisition under the US military 's Army-led Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program .
JLTV: United States: Light tactical vehicle: Heavy guns carrier (M1278 JLTV-GP) 3,700 Utility (M1279 JLTV-UTL) General purpose (M1280 JLTV-GP) Close combat weapons carrier (M1281 JLTV-CCWC) M-ATV: United States: Light tactical vehicle: 704 HMMWV: United States: Light utility vehicle: Troop transport (M1123) Heavy cargo truck (M1097A2) Armament ...
M1276 M-ATV Key Leader Vehicles (KLV), WIN-T Point of Presence (PoP) M1277 M-ATV fitted with M153 CROWS; M1278 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Heavy Guns Carrier (HGC) M1279 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Utility (Utl) M1280 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) General Purpose (GP)
On 21 April 2014, Lockheed announced that their JLTV entry had surpassed 100,000 miles in government testing. [22] Oshkosh's L-ATV was selected as the winner of the JLTV program on 25 August 2015, and was awarded a $6.75 billion low rate initial base contract with eight options to procure the first 16,901 vehicles for both the Army and Marines.
Oshkosh L-ATV / Joint Light Tactical Vehicle. The Oshkosh L-ATV won the Department of Defense's JLTV (Joint Light Tactical Vehicle) competition. JLTV will replace the military's aging AM General HMMWV/Humvee fleet. The first JLTV order was placed in March 2016. [12] [21] For certain applications Oshkosh retains the L-ATV name/brand.
The JLTV program (including numbers required and pricing) evolved considerably as the program developed and requirements stabilized. Oshkosh's L-ATV was selected as the winner of the JLTV program on 25 August 2015. The company was awarded a $6.75 billion low rate initial base contract with eight options to procure the first 16,901 vehicles for ...